Gaddafi sheltered Mujibur killers: Hasina
August 28th, 2011 - 5:37 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Aug 28 (IANS) Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi gave shelter to the killers of then president and Bangladesh founder Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said.Hasina said Gaddafi ... Read more...
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India-Bangladesh border ‘haats’ reopen - after 40 years (Feature)
July 24th, 2011 - 1:16 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, July 24 (IANS) Meghalaya resident Tengrak Ch Marak grew up on stories about his father's trading days at the 'haats' on the border with what was then East ... Read more...
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India-Bangladesh border haats reopen after 40 years
July 23rd, 2011 - 4:59 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, July 23 (IANS) It made for an emotional moment when Indian and Bangladeshi traders met after 40 years at Kalaichar in Meghalaya where the traditional 'haats' along the border ... Read more...
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No more FDI in Bangladesh garment sector
May 16th, 2011 - 1:08 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, May 16 (IANS) Conceding demands from the readymade garments industry, the Bangladesh government has said it will not allow any more foreign direct investment (FDI) in the country's money-spinning ... Read more...
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50 Indian investors want SEZ in Bangladesh
May 10th, 2011 - 12:32 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, May 10 (IANS) Fifty Indian investors, including the Tata, Birla
and TVS groups, have sought a special economic zone (SEZ) to be set up in Bangladesh for joint ventures.A visiting ... Read more...
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India to ship 500,000 tonnes of grains to Bangladesh: Anand Sharma
April 23rd, 2011 - 11:04 pm ICT by ANI
Dhaka, Apr 23(ANI): India will ship 500,000 tonnes of grain to Bangladesh under a bilateral deal, Union Trade Minister Anand Sharma said on Saturday.The Bangladesh government, under mounting pressure to contain ... Read more...
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India offers incentives to increase trade with Bangladesh
April 23rd, 2011 - 8:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) India-Bangladesh trade is set to grow further this fiscal with the South Asian economic giant offering a 25 percent increase in tariff free apparel ... Read more...
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‘Bangladesh needs to invest $7 bn in transit facilities’
April 20th, 2011 - 6:05 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, April 20 (IANS) Bangladesh will need to invest Tk 500 billion ($7 billion) in road, rail and river ways and ports in the next two to three years to ... Read more...
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Bangladesh launches business chamber just for women
March 11th, 2011 - 6:03 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, March 11 (IANS) Bangladesh has set up a chamber of commerce and industry exclusively for women entrepreneurs.Commerce Minister Faruk Khan told the inaugural ceremony of the Dhaka Women Chamber ... Read more...
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Bangladesh, India to set up border bazaars
December 22nd, 2010 - 2:31 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Dec 22 (IANS) Bangladesh and India are working to set up a number of haats - or local markets - along the border as a way of easing access for local ... Read more...
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‘Allah Ke Banday’ makes it a point not to glorify crime (IANS Movie Review - Rating:***)
November 26th, 2010 - 4:48 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Allah Ke Banday"; Cast: Naseeruddin Shah, Sharman Joshi, Faruk Kabir, Anjana Sukhani, Atul Kulkarni and others; Writer-Director: Faruk Kabir; Rating: ***A feeling of foreboding and damnation builds up in the ... Read more...
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Bangladesh trade body demands removal of ‘corrupt’ lawmakers
November 7th, 2010 - 2:15 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Nov 7 (IANS) An apex trade body in Bangladesh has demanded removal of "corrupt" lawmakers from various parliamentary sub-committees.Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) president Abul Kalam Azad ... Read more...
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India, Bangladesh to set up ‘Border Haats’
November 3rd, 2010 - 4:45 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Nov 3 (IANS) India and Bangladesh have agreed to set up 'Border Haats' (bazars) along their border in Meghalaya, Assam and Tripura to boost local trade and business, a Tripura minister ... Read more...
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ALLAH KE BANDAY Director Faruque Kabir: I’m A Rebel
November 3rd, 2010 - 2:19 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
November 3, 2010 (Showbiz PR Wire): Faruk Kabir is anxious. There is less than a fortnight that remains for the release of his debut directorial and acting venture ALLAH KE BANDAY. ... Read more...
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Allah Ke Banday Was Shot In 47 Different Locations In Mumbai
November 2nd, 2010 - 3:37 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
November 2, 2010 (Showbiz PR Wire): Director-actor Faruk Kabir, whose Allah Ke Banday traces the journey of two teen criminal boys from the slums right into their adulthood, was shot in ... Read more...
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India- Bangladesh sign MOU to establish Border Haats
October 23rd, 2010 - 10:01 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct.23 (ANI): India and Bangladesh here on Saturday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for establishing Border Haats, a traditional commodity market, along the Meghalaya-Bangladesh border.Two agreements on ... Read more...
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Dipu Moni to visit Tripura to boost Bangla-India trade
October 22nd, 2010 - 4:04 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Oct 22 (IANS) Bangladesh Foreign Minister Dipu Moni will visit Tripura November 10-11 to boost cross-border trade and business with India's eight northeastern states."During Dipu Moni's two-day visit, strategies to ... Read more...
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Bangladesh wants ‘quota’ in Indian cotton export
October 22nd, 2010 - 1:00 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Oct 22 (IANS) Bangladesh will demand a separate quota in India's export of raw cotton to ensure adequate supply for its garment sector, the prime foreign exchange earner of the country, ... Read more...
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Faruk Kabir - Sharman’s Image Will Break With AKB
October 21st, 2010 - 4:23 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
October 21, 2010 (Showbiz PR Wire): Promotion of ALLAH KE BANDAY is all set to kick start and those who have had a dekko at the film tout it to be ... Read more...
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Bangladesh commerce minister arrives Thursday
October 20th, 2010 - 11:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 20 (IANS) Bangladesh Commerce Minister M. Faruk Khan will arrive here Thursday on a three-day visit during which he will hold talks with his Indian counterpart over strengthening bilateral ... Read more...
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Springboard Films (PVR Pictures) Acquires Allah Ke Banday Releasing November 12th 2010
October 14th, 2010 - 3:30 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
October 14, 2010 (Showbiz PR Wire): Rising Star Entertainment in association with Percept Pictures presents Faruk Kabir’s brainchild Allah Ke Banday starring veteran actor Naseerundin Shah and Sharman Joshi which is set ... Read more...
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‘Allah Ke Banday’ crewmember gets death threat
October 4th, 2010 - 10:22 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 4 (IANS) Production controller of Faruk Kabir's "Allah Ke Banday" got death threats while they were shooting in Trombay, a northeastern suburb in Mumbai, sources said Monday.A significant portion of ... Read more...
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Rising Star Entertainment ties up with Percept Pictures for 4 films
August 20th, 2010 - 10:10 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
August 20, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Rising Star Entertainment has announced a 4 film deal with Percept Pictures. The first film under the association will be ALLAH KE BANDAY scheduled for ... Read more...
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Dhaka to upgrade its second largest port
August 16th, 2010 - 12:42 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Aug 16 (IANS) Bangladesh plans to upgrade Mongla, its second largest port, and to build a third sea port at Kuakata. The twin moves are aimed at providing greater sea access ... Read more...
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Dipu Moni to visit Tripura to boost Indo-Bangla trade
July 15th, 2010 - 8:42 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, July 15 (IANS) Bangladesh Foreign Minister Dipu Moni will visit Tripura in September to boost cross-border trade and business with India's eight northeastern states.
"During Dipu Moni's visit, strategies to further improve ... Read more...
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Dhaka, Delhi move for closer economic ties
July 15th, 2010 - 1:23 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka/Sylhet, July 15 (IANS) Businessmen from Bangladesh and India have agreed on joint measures to promote closer economic ties that are mutually beneficial and curb illegal trade by focusing on India's ... Read more...
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Apologise over 1971 killings, Bangladesh tells Pakistan
April 9th, 2010 - 12:50 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, April 9 (IANS) Pakistan must say sorry for the atrocities its army committed in Bangladesh in 1971, a minister said here.
Commerce Minister Faruk Khan said the Pakistan government must offer an ... Read more...
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‘Indo-US ties a model for Bangladesh and China’
February 24th, 2010 - 12:48 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Feb 24 (IANS) Bangladesh wants to engage in "a pro-active and balanced diplomacy" with China, akin to the relationship between India and the US, a senior ruling Awami League leader ... Read more...
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Markets to come up along Bangladesh-India border
February 3rd, 2010 - 1:15 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Feb 3 (IANS) Bangladesh and India will set up border haats (markets) in April to promote trade and ease problems faced by the local populace, officials said.
The markets will ... Read more...
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Beijing to help Dhaka build permanent fair centre
December 29th, 2009 - 3:11 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Dec 29 (IANS) Bangladesh will begin work on a permanent fair centre in the national capital for which most of the financial assistance will come from China.
China will provide Taka ... Read more...
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Don’t execute Mujib killers, Amnesty tells Dhaka
November 22nd, 2009 - 1:54 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Nov 22 (IANS) International human rights watchdog Amnesty International has urged Bangladesh not to execute five former army officers who have been sentenced to death for the killing of country's ... Read more...
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Bangladesh wants to bring back fugitive killers of Mujib
November 9th, 2009 - 10:45 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Nov 9 (IANS) Bangladesh wants custody of fugitive former army officers hiding abroad, who killed founding father Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and his family members on Aug 14, 1975, for an ... Read more...
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EU’s trade ties with India, ASEAN worries Dhaka
November 5th, 2009 - 12:35 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Nov 5 (IANS) The European Union's bilateral free trade agreements (FTAs) with India, Southeast Asian nations and South Korea may pose a potential threat to Bangladesh, a report quoting officials of ... Read more...
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India may allow passage for Nepal trucks to Bangladesh
October 30th, 2009 - 2:21 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Oct 30 (IANS) India is considering granting passage to trucks from Nepal going to Bangladesh, media reports said.
The possibility of a trilateral arrangement was considered when commerce ministers of the three ... Read more...
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Five-judge bench to resume trial in Sheikh Mujibur’s murder
October 4th, 2009 - 7:57 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Oct 4 (IANS) Bangladesh Chief Justice M.M. Ruhul Amin Sunday constituted a five-member bench to resume the trial for the assassination of the country's founding father Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and ... Read more...
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